Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-06-22
WHAT Is scoUREp WOOL !.

What is secured wool? has been
asked very frequently of late years,
owing to the importation Of certain
woods which have been remarkably
free from impurities of all kinds; but
the answers have been more or less at
variance, and the correct one still
seems to be not. clearly defined.
1t would seem that the word
"scoured" when applied to raw wool
should mean cleansed of natural grease
or soil to such degree rs to render
the wool suitable for final use without
further cleansing. Therefore it does
not follow. that for certain purposes 1t
10 necessary to have all yolk, grease or
dirt of whatever nature removed, and
for others only certain portions Of the
same. that the latter IL not secured,
for IL has certainly had eliminated
from I all that is necessary to prepare
1t for the purpose it is intended.
Tie tariff classifies wool as either
"un washed, washed or scoured"; and,
a. those washed on the back or the
pelt Of tn sheep are the only kinds
known as washed" woods. (excepting
"tub washed" which is not CONNER
cislly known abrosd) and as our ma.
tional law makers In farming the tariff
must have had only such In declaring
that all washed wools of the first class
should pay double the duty they
would have been subjected TO If i'm
ported unwashed. and as the tariff
was framed for the protection of the
wool growing interests Of our country,
the natural conclusion Is that wool
otherwise scleansed were intended to
be classified a. secured. Therefore
in considering the recent importations
of1Donskoi, the fact that these
woods which In their original condi-
ton shrink from 40 to so per cent. had
any after been sborn, In many cases
been cleansed to such IN extent only
from to 10 per cent. Of grease, and
90 made fit for man afacturing into
carpets without further. cleansing,
makes it appear reasonable and just,
either in accordance with common
sense or with the spirit and letter
Of the law, to classify them rs "scour-
ed wools."
Again, the tariff being framed on q
basis Of value Of ''unwashed," II
would appear that the increased duty
on washed and secured was intended
to be about In proportion to enhance
ment In value arising from the clean.
ing the wool would have received.
or late years the securing Of wool
for sale has assumed quite large pro-
portions in this country; and yet,
while the wool so treated will fire.
quently: II not generally, still shrink
from 5 toto per cent, no one questions
the fact OF their being secured, al
though their market value may, and
naturally should. be governed by the
probable further loss; 80 that the ian.
swer to the question "Whst is secured
wool?" seems to be readily defined to
us as, any wool which after being
shern from the sheep or pulled from
the pelts has been further treated for
cleansing. Hence, II new tariff bill
should be framed in the future, II
would seem that the existing indefi-
niteness as to the term secured wool''
might readily be overcome by declar.
ing that oil woods which shl,l have
been washed after being shorn, or
pulled, or which. when imported.
shall coltain less than l2 per cent. Of
yolk, grease, dirt, or other foreign
substance. shall be classified as scour.
ed.-Wool Grower.